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Can I claim Welfare Benefits if I’m living with a mental illness?

If you’re living with a mental illness or if your money problems are impacting on your mental health, there might be different welfare benefits you could claim to help you pay for your day-to-day things.

Within this section

  1. How do I check what I’m entitled to?

  2. Universal Credit

  3. Employment and Support Allowance

  4. Jobseeker’s Allowance

  5. Income Support

  6. Incapacity Benefit

  7. Severe Disablement Allowance

  8. Statutory Sick Pay

  9. Working Tax Credits

  10. Personal Independence Payment

  11. Housing Benefit

  12. Support for Mortgage Interest

  13. Rates: Exemptions and Support to pay

  14. Social Fund

  15. Next steps

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